H658: אֶפֶס דַּמִּים
ʼEpheç Dammîym · pronounced eh'-fes dam-meem' · “Ephes-dammim”
Definition
Ephes-Dammim, a place in Palestine
KJV translates it as: Ephes-dammim.
Word origin: from H657 (אֶפֶס) and the plural of H1818 (דָּם); boundary of blood-drops;
Extended definition
Ephes Dammim = "edge of blood"
a place approx 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Jerusalem
Also named: pas dam.mim (פַּס דַּמִּים "Pas-dammim" H6450)
a place approx 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Jerusalem
Also named: pas dam.mim (פַּס דַּמִּים "Pas-dammim" H6450)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H658 is translated
- ephes ×1
- dammim ×1
Bible verses with H658 (ʼEpheç Dammîym)
ʼepheç dammîym appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Samuel 17:1
Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes–dammim.